#welcome to the ministry

[leezlelatch]

[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY]

We wish to inform you that the new Sibling of Sin Welcome Packets are here!

Take your first step into the Ministry by using the enclosed character sheets to introduce us to your OC or self-insert! It is not limited to Siblings; Ghouls, Papa OCs, etc. are more than welcome. You will notice that there is a polaroid attached - artists, please feel free to draw your character! For non-artists, there is a version without the polaroid. Picrews or other character creators are encouraged! Make it your own!

You will also find a Schedule of Events and Ministry Etiquette to follow during your stay.

This is all fun and fan-made, and I hope you all enjoy using it for roleplays, stories, or to just show us how cool you are!

Enjoy!

[anamelessfool]

Papessa Jocasta Bio Form (original by @leezlelatch)

I had a blast making this. Thank you, Leezlelatch! It's a little different since the fic she is in is set in 1979. Primo's First Love (and thorn in his side) Mater Emeritea [Papessa] Jocasta

Get your own by clicking here!

"Violence and Gentleness" Young Primo x OC Papessa | My Fic List

[camgoloud]

currently experiencing a kind of Media Craving that i think only ww1 rpf or similar will satisfy. not necessarily proud of this but well anyway does anyone have any recommendations

[can-of-pringles]

Ok I finally made one for Silas. Thanks to @leezlelatch for the Ghost OC/self-insert packets!

The second page was filled out from Silas' pov

[boylived]

unreality seemed to have taken hold; things were passing by his eyes like the outside of a chugging train window, a smear of colors and trees that perhaps, if he only looked back quickly enough, he could make out retreating into the distance (hey, little train, wait for me ... that song seemed to come back at the oddest of times). he doesn't try. he's aware that minister shacklebolt is speaking to percy. he's aware that he too is standing there, and that he's supposed to be listening, but the words seem to go in one ear and then slip out the other without harry really grasping them. i don't care. half-lidded green eyes found some spot on the floor and gazed at it. i don't care about the fireplaces, any of it, because if that really is sirius down there, then — i —

he realized with an upward jerk of his head that percy was saying something to him. puffy eyes lifting, he blinked uncomprehendingly at him. " what? " he snapped, then — pushing out an unsteady exhale as his shoulders hunched a tad, he corrected quietly, " sorry — sorry, percy. i wasn't — what did you say? " it seemed shacklebolt had moved to speak with one of the other network employees. at the moment, it was just the pair of them standing off to the side. harry sniffed, an unsettled shifting of his weight from one leg to the other. @cauldrvnbcttoms

[raks777]

Thank You

If you're interested, You may connect with me on Facebook @Raksha Maben

@raks777

[biblebloodhound]

True Greatness (Mark 9:30-37)

It turns out that true greatness lies in humbly welcoming all – especially the ones who are the least, lost, and lonely, on the outside, and on the fringes of society.

They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Then they came to Capernaum, and when he was in the…

[emmanuelfaithcommunitychurch]

This Sunday at #EFCC, come out to the Courtyard after the morning services. Our #ministry teams will be on hand to share about their ministry needs for the fall. Come find a new place to connect and serve! Also on Sunday, our sermon series from Philippians continues.

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[bijoumikhawal]

Hurricane Helene Relief Funds

Brother Wolf Animal Rescue operates out of Asheville, which has been hit aggressively by storm and flood damage

The Asheville Survival Program is reaching out. They appear to actually be the ones who use the Cashapp $Streets1de, and they just got put with Appalachian Med for convenience.

Beloved Asheville is reaching out. www.PayPal.me/belovedasheville and venmo.com/beloved-asheville

Homeward Bound helps the homeless in the Asheville/Buncombe area

Theres a fund for smaller rural communities around Asheville. It's close to its goal, but I really wish they'd set it higher considering what people are gonna need. Someone make sure they surpass it!

Charlotte NC is reaching out. Charlotte Mutual Aid: Helene Disaster Relief. CashApp: MutualAid704. Venmo: MutualAid704. Open Collective: Helene.cltfnb.com

Olive Branch Ministry is reaching out from West NC

Josh Griffith is fundraising for his efforts to deliver food in WNC

Breathitt County in Kentucky is fundraising to help NC through the Rousseau Volunteer Fire Department, as well as asking for physical supply donations. Their paypal is jrousseauvfd, put "for NC flood". Jaxon Flower shop in Jackson KY will also take physical donations. They aren't looking for clothes, moreso cleaning supplies and other items.

North Durham Mutual Aid is reaching out.

Eastern Kentucky Mutual Aid is also reaching out for funds. There looks like there might be two orgs with similar names, but if so both are helping. There's PayPal.me/ekymutualaid, Venmo - @ekymutualaid, or Cashapp - $ekymutualaid. There's also a Facebook group where individuals are posting requests for aid.

There's a fund for relief in Erwin, Tennessee

Helbender Harm Reduction is collecting physical supplies in Knoxville alongside First Aid Collective Knoxille, whose Cashapp/Venmo is: $firstaidcollectknox. If you're nearby they're looking for clothes, blankets, shelf stable food, rain gear, flashlights, and batteries, which is what most other groups asking for supplies are looking at too.

The TriCities Mutual Aid group is mostly asking for volunteers and supplies in the Tennessee/Virginia area. However, they may shift to donations, and you can reach out to them to see if they would be welcome either way.

Food Not Bombs Tallahassee has a cashapp: $fnbtally2022. They and Mutual Aid Athens are also boosting any community calls for funds, labor, or supplies in various states on their Instagram pages

Taylor County FL is reaching out. Paypal: Mskatonic138@gmail.com and Venmo @Mskatonic138

The Footprint project's Florida team is asking for people to support their response by texting HELENE to 44-321

Since I don't know if the post I made late last night will get traction I'll reiterate that Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is a trusted org. You can send funds at the linked site, or via Paypal: MutualAidDisasterRelief@gmail.com Or Venmo: @MutualAidDisasterRelief

Appalachian Med is another trusted org I shared last night. They have Venmo: @AppMedSolid. Put Flood Support in the description

Animal Disaster Relief Coalition is helping people make sure their animals are fed.

A list of Mutual Aid groups can be found here

A friend of mine, Vyn, is asking for help since he'll be out of power for around a week in Southeast GA

Other physical supplies people will be looking for in flood impacted areas include:

bottled water, potentially water filters

personal hygiene items: wipes, camping showers, tampons/pads/other menstrual products, handsanitizer, mosquito spray, laundry detergent, washboards, toilet paper, diapers, and especially any products safe for sensitive skin

medications- ibuprofen, monistat and other meds for yeast infections, cold and cough meds, any diabetic meds that can be safely shared, etc

individually wrapped low or no prep food items, baby formula, and Gatorade

duffel bags, backpacks, heavy duty storage totes and trash bags, 5 gallon buckets, coolers

Fans, dehumidifiers, moisture sensors, generators, gas and gas cans, solar charging items and battery banks, first aid kits

chainsaws, crowbars, hammers, air filters, respirators, 2×4 planks, bleach, roofing nails, heavy duty gloves, and potentially waders.

and board games or other non electric activities for children

Double check if you can before you donate these items to make sure whatever local drive you're headed to wants them and can distribute the more specialized ones where they're needed

And please! Add any funds you know of, especially for South Carolina and North Georgia since I wasn't seeing many funds for those areas! I know South Carolina is in desperate need and there's definitely parts of North Georgia in need too. Atlanta saw some bad flooding so keep an eye for them too!

[owprinceministries]

THE O.W. PRINCE MINISTRIES WELCOMES YOU

THE O.W PRINCE MINISTRIES WELCOMES ALL WHO HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER GOD AND THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. IT BREAKS MY HEART TO SEE SO MANY FOLKS DECEIVED AND RUSHING TO THEIR CONDEMNATION BELIEVING THAT THEY ARE SAVED BY PRACTING IDOLATRIES AND WITCHCRAFT, AND WORSHIPPING IN THE SYNAGOGUES AND CHURCHES AND TEMPLES AND CATHEDRALS OF SATAN UNDER FALSE APOSTLES AND FALSE PROPHETS AND…

[nirhvahnah]

L M F A O

this blog is for people who fear they’re coming off as too clingy so instead they act distant and uninterested and inadvertently end up pushing people away

[amalashuor]

Between one year and another

The Palestinian people will never forget these moments

They will never forget that the world is celebrating its new year for the second time, and the Palestinian people are welcoming the new year with a hemorrhage of death. They are welcoming the new year with new forms of death. They are dying of hunger - cold - bombing - displacement - siege

They will never forget that they were left to face the most difficult and harshest conditions with zero cubic meters of tools

They will never forget that the sound of their children's frost and freezing did not reach beyond the roof of their tents

Let this silence be forever and let us swallow our regret

Let the world see how we welcome our new year Doctors who stood firm in the face of war for more than 440 days and finally protested while working at Kamal Adwan Hospital

Let the world witness that we are welcoming our new year with the death of more than 7 newborn babies from the severe cold inside the tents.

Let the world witness that we welcome our new year by dying of hunger.

Let the world bear witness that my family is still asking you to donate so that we do not die of cold, hunger and homelessness.

Every person I tag here with your name I want to tell you that me, my family and more than 20 people need your support and to spread the word about us I hope you understand that and help us with all your strength

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[sossolei]

things I learned after shifting to Hogwarts ‧₊ ᵎᵎ⋅ ˚ △⃒⃘

SIDENOTE: hogwarts was not the first reality I shifted to ! this is a uni reality ! there is no war ! ask any questions you want !

.☘︎ ݁˖ BATHROOM. I’ve genuinely never seen anyone talk about this but ( at least in my reality ) there’s a bathroom on the Hogwarts Express and holy fuck??? On the outside it looks tiny asf but I went in there to change into my robes and it’s wayyy bigger than it looks on the outside. It works like the tents in Goblet of Fire basically. The toilets and everything look relatively new so I’m assuming they change it every couple years just to keep in good condition.

.☘︎ ݁˖ MUGGLES. Have you ever wondered exactly how the muggles don’t notice wizardry, or at least at the platform? In my personal experience, unless it’s magic very intentionally and obviously done in front of muggles, there will usually be a moment distraction where they don’t see the magic happening. In the sense of platform nine and three quarters, there’s usually a couple trains that arrive around the same time and blare the horn so everyone usually gets distracted by that. But a personal example of this happens when I was standing in front of the barrier getting ready to cross through the wall, a young child was watching me from afar and as soon as started walking forward, he tripped over the wheel of his mothers luggage and didn’t see me go through the wall.

.☘︎ ݁˖ THE GREAT HALL. The candles are never ending. They don’t drip. They don’t melt in any way. I just had to say that cause I legit stared at them for almost an hour trying to see if it would melt. You have to talk pretty loud to be heard at the front where Dumbledore usually gives his lil speeches, which means the students who sing have lungs for DAYSSSS it’s actually so impressive. The benches are uncomfortable, not unbearable but not recommended for sitting for a long time lol. There’s no menu or anything, the food rlly does just appear there but there’s always something for everybody. Some people even walk up and down the table looking for what they want.

.☘︎ ݁˖ OTHER SCHOOLS. I didn’t stay in this reality for very long but I was always asking questions ( sorry mcgonnagall ). Ilvermorny is currently trying to admit more Native American wizards into their school but Native American wizards (as far as I know) have their own kind of magic and legit do not want anything to do with Ilvermorny. Kind of similar issue in Australia and Aboriginals I’m pretty sure. There’s a lot of, like a fuck ton of wizarding schools in Africa. I know JK Rowling has like one wizarding school in Africa but geographically speaking, that never made sense to begin with and I wasn’t surprised when I found out there were different/smaller wizarding schools around Africa.

.☘︎ ݁˖ STUDENTS. I don’t know how many students are in Hogwarts but I do know that it’s never a surprise who comes to Hogwarts. The ministry genuinely keeps track of every single wizard who has children, and even hold records of wizards who have families without wizarding abilities, just in case someone pops out with it. Easiest way to think of it is that families like Ron’s are always kept track of as well as Hermione’s, so it’s never usually a surprise when someone turns up muggleborn cause they’re usually expecting it.

.☘︎ ݁˖ PROFESSORS. The professors are not as silly goofy as they are in the movies guy :( They’re not miserable or anything but they all just remind me of the standing emoji LMAOOO. But seriously, someone like Mcgonnagall is not as welcoming or ���chill” as she is in the movies or towards Harry. But some definitely are more chill, especially the younger ones. Slughorn is my silly king but even he has his moments.

Since this is a uni, Snape isn’t as uh…violent (?) as he is in the movies. Neville is a grown ass man, Snape is def not his biggest fear but Neville in general has a strong urge to prove himself and it reflects in his relationship with Snape. Snape isn’t scary, he just demands lots of respect and has respect for people that have proven they are “worthy” of it, i.e., high marks, put together, confidence, strong willed, etc.

.☘︎ ݁˖ DIVINATION. Did you guys know that being a witch/wizard doesn’t automatically make you good at all forms of divination? I scripted Mattheo Riddle into this reality and me and him are soooo good at other forms of divination like tarot, coffee grounds, and even the the crystal ball, but Theodore Nott fucking sucksss at it. Hermione also didn’t do as well in the class as I know she could’ve done, but according to Treylawney, all forms of divination require open mindedness towards something you can’t understand. Someone like hermione, for example, wants to know everything all the time and doesn’t beat around the bush, so tarot isn’t her cup of tea because she doesn’t think it’s giving her exactly what she wants.

.☘︎ ݁˖ HOMEWORK. Homework can either be really fun or really time consuming. It’s just like regular homework where you recall everything you learned in class but homework isn’t very common the more you move up in classes, mainly because the magic you start to do becomes more hands on rather than memorizing. This doesn’t apply to Snape though. He loves homework.

.☘︎ ݁˖ UNIFORMS. THE ROBES ARE INSULATED. It’s very thick, good quality fabric and keeps you real warm during the winter but during the later hot months like September, it’s not uncommon to walk around with the robes open or in your hands, but you have to wear them in your body during class, no exceptions. They absorb stains??? This is one I wasn’t expecting but it’s a magical robe so…okay! I dropped cranberry juice on the sleeve and it just completely absorbed and it didn’t stink or anything. This doesn’t apply to the tie or anything else, those have to washed for sure.

.☘︎ ݁˖ REALITY. If you haven’t shifted yet, you’ll often hear people say “it’ll feel natural because you’ve already lived there your whole life” and while that is true, it’s also not because how am I supposed to be natural walking past Robert fucking Pattinson to get to Defense Against the Dark Arts???? In my mind, he’s always been Edward from Twilight and seeing him in the hogwarts robes just made me stop in my tracks and stare. Some things come natural and some things don’t but I embrace everything with open arms.

.☘︎ ݁˖ EXTRA. Draco is blonde as hell! Like Targaryen level blonde. I do think it’s natural tho cause Luna has the same platinum type of blonde going on. Harry’s scar is soooo much cooler in this reality, it’s thin but branches out on the side of his face and it’s much more noticeable than the one in the movie. Hermione has curly curly hair! I don’t know if she straightens it in the books but I know she does in the movie, in this reality she literally just got a better curl routine. She has a ton of products and really cares for her hair and she’s lowkey embarrassed cause it’s the one thing she considers “vain.”

There’s a “club” of sorts where a bunch of students get together and run around the castle at the crack ass of Dawn for exercise ( best believe they have NEVER seen the likes of me ). I was told there are wizards who are famous in muggle spaces, typically for music or art. The painting will warn people when the stairs are about to move lol. That whole house discrimination stuff doesn’t happen as often as it does in the movies/books, most people don’t actually care and Slytherins get along with Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs well—however, Gryffindor does have the tendency to poke fun and Slytherins respond with dry sarcasm so sometimes it’s not a perfect fit! House discrimination was bigger in our parents age but as the years have gone by, the current gen doesn’t care fr.

That’s all I can think of atm, thank you for reading and yes I will be doing this with other places I’ve shifted to!

[igate777]

(via LET US RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO LOOK UNTO JESUS CHRIST.)

[sermonsonthecouch]

WELCOME

It seems to me that so many people want someone to guide, to teach, to comfort, to sit with them. Sometimes, we might even wish someone would just tell us what to do, and even someone competent and willing to help us accomplish the task at hand. We can find community and purpose in spiritual communities, in religion, in careers, in being parents, in being friends, in being lovers, in creating, in serving, in giving, in pleasure, in rest.

One thing is certain, no matter who we are or where we fall on the vast spectrum of humanity, the answers we really need are within us, not with some external source. Others can offer guidance, advice, comfort-- sometimes control, for better or for worse-- but no one has the answers for us except us. Therefore, the content here will be less about moral advice and more about encouraging conversations and habits that lead to a more intimate understanding of what works best for us as individuals.

Sometimes we prefer to be on the outside looking in, and sometimes the center of attention. Everyones center of balance is unique though, and encouraging each other to lead with our most authentic selves is critical to a thriving community. Conversely, uniformity strangles our communities.

The only requirement for participation is the capacity to be Honest, Open-minded, and Willing. Members are expected to be respectful of each others views, and respectful when sharing their views. We encourage members to take what they are able to apply to their own lives, and let go of whatever does not apply to them. We encourage members to participate through asks, dms, submissions, sharing our content, donations, participating in gatherings, and investing in their own Labor(s) of Love.

We are choosing to launch our ministry across a variety of social media platforms for the sake of accessibility. We realize that some people will not wish to interact with us this way, and others will be curious about using social media in a more intentional way with us. We encourage our members to participate in the ways that speak to them, and to use all media with intention and discretion.

In closing I feel it important to clarify some of our core beliefs. Our primary purpose is to be a universally safe, accessible, and affirming community. To accomplish this we cannot hold space for pedophilia, racism, transphobia or any queerphobia, ableism, body shaming, sexism, acts of violence, hate speech, or the abuse of children or vulnerable persons. We are a home for anyone seeking community and a more fulfilling way to live, and we agree to be patient and find compromise with each other so long as we are all committed to loving each other in this regard.

I look forward to meeting and growing with you all.

Cheers!

Dani 🌸